The Worlds

I sincerely hope that in 2014 Bettman blows it like he's been talking about and does not interrupt the NHL season for the Olympics. Then guys like Dats, Ovi, Kovy, etc. can subsequently pull the "up yours." on his dumbass because they're not going to miss the chance to play in front of their home country.

You think so? It was a nice combination on the goal, but usually this is what happens:

*Pavel is deep in the defensive zone working to win the puck while Malkin and Kovy are floating ready to jump up offensively**Pavel wins puck and passes one of the two linemates**Kovy/Malkin skates and dribbles for a while and either shoots the puck or loses it some other way**Other teams goes back the other way and the process starts over*

I hate watching Pavel playing with guys who never give him the puck back after he passes them. That's one of the reasons I've never been sold on the idea of getting Kovalchuk to Detroit. Pav is best with guys like Zetterberg, or even Franzen and Holmstrom, players that return the puck back to him once in a while.

Btw, I would give anything to see Bykov play Fedorov and Datsyuk on the same line.. it won't happen since those are their two best Centers, but they are my two biggest hockey-heroes of all-time and to see them on the same line would be a dream come true.

What kind of color is red? Red is a warning, a declaration, a color that says I'm ready to do what it takes. Red is focused and driven because red doesn't like second place. So what kind of color is red? Their kind.

Ovechkin looks terrible, Semin as well. This Canadian team has nothing on Russia though. Only Stamkos is making things happen. Well if you don't count Perry's stupid penalties as "making something happen".